Trauma of Cultural Appropriation, decolonizing mental health from a POC viewpoint, & Compassion as a Core Value with Ekta Hattangady

Today, we highlight 3 important topics... The trauma of cultural appropriation on Indian people What is 'decolonizing' mental health from a POC viewpoint Exploring compassion as a core value You might be wondering what any of this has to do with yoga? Occasionally, I take a step out of "traditional" or "more-predictable" yoga conversations to bring you topics that will influence your yoga life. This is one such conversation. Ekta Hattangady is a social worker, psychotherapist, and mindfulness coach. Who practices yoga & Buddhism. With 16 years of work experience in the US, UK & Canada. We get into learning about... What is the difference between Counselling and Psychotherapy? Ekta explains what qualifies as good mental health What it means to decolonize mental health & its importance Ekta talks about yoga trauma for Indians abroad What is compassion? How empathy and compassion are related Compassion: Learned Behavior or Internal Trait? How to measure compassion? What comes first? Compassion or Mindfulness? Different types of compassion Ekta's thoughts on the mental health of yoga teachers today How to increase your compassio You can find all the resources mentioned in this episode in the show notes at https://letstalk.yoga/ Connect with us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/arundhati_baitmangalkar / Join our exclusive Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letstalkyoga Join our mailing list: https://www.aham.yoga/instagram-2021 for all episodes. Waitlist for the Online 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (launching January) Sequence Smarter – The Living Body of Asana For teachers living in India, reach out to Janessa at admin@ahamyoga.com for special local pricing Join our mailing list Find all the resources mentioned in this episode Connect with us on Instagram